EP 1977955 A1 20081008 - Steering axle
Title (en)
Steering axle
Title (de)
Lenkachse
Title (fr)
Essieu directeur
Publication
Application
Priority
US 69523707 A 20070402
Abstract (en)
A steering axle (10) comprising an improved ball joint (16) and tie rod (36). The ball joint (16) comprising a spherical ball (18), a stud end (22), and the spherical ball (18) having a center (24). The stud end (22) has a longitudinal rotational axis (26), wherein the center (24) of the spherical ball (18) is disposed away from the longitudinal rotational axis (26). In addition, the ball joint (16) comprising the spherical ball (18) and the stud end (22) is coupled to a steering knuckle (12) and wherein the unitary, non-adjustable tie rod (36) is coupled to the ball joint (16).
IPC 8 full level
B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 7/18 (2006.01); B62D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B62D 7/166 (2013.01 - EP US); B62D 7/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B62D 17/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 403/32631 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] US 1768347 A 19300624 - TRUMBLE JOHN T
- [Y] EP 0827893 A2 19980311 - TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS [JP]
- [YA] DE 10018763 A1 20011018 - VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]
- [A] US 4641853 A 19870210 - SPECKTOR JOHN [US], et al
- [A] WO 2007012324 A1 20070201 - ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE], et al
- [A] GB 467077 A 19370610 - DAIMLER BENZ AG
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1977955 A1 20081008; BR PI0800781 A2 20081118; US 2008240847 A1 20081002
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08102987 A 20080327; BR PI0800781 A 20080325; US 69523707 A 20070402